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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1675
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Phanatisism, n. [17th c. Eng. fanaticism (pl., 1652), phan-, f. Phanatik adj. b or n.] The beliefs, or practices, of the extremist Covenanters. — ? 1675 Misc. Hist. Soc. I. 288.
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